US
states and territories : postal codes and abbreviations
FIPS
USP : Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
two-letter alphabetic codes, identical to the postal codes by the US
Postal Service; FIPS
# : Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
two-digit numeric codes; GPO
: US Government Printing Office (GPO): A manual of Style (1986);
some states being left unabbreviated; APS
: Associated Press: AP Stylebook, the usage guide for most US
newspapers; some states being left unabbreviated; CMS
: University of Chicago: The Chicago Manual of Style (1969; 15th
edition 2003); some states being left unabbreviated.
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Alabama
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AL |
01 |
Ala. |
Ala. |
Ala. |
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Kansas |
KS |
20 |
Kans. |
Kan. |
Kans. |
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Northern
Mariana Islands |
MP |
69 |
M.P. |
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Alaska
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AK |
02 |
Alaska |
Alaska |
Alaska |
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Kentucky |
KY |
21 |
Ky. |
Ky. |
Ky. |
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Ohio |
OH |
39 |
Ohio |
Ohio |
Ohio |
American Samoa
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AS |
60 |
A.S. |
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Amer. Samoa |
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Kingman
Reef |
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89 |
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Oklahoma |
OK |
40 |
Okla. |
Okla. |
Okla. |
Arizona
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AZ |
04 |
Ariz. |
Ariz. |
Ariz. |
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Louisiana |
LA |
22 |
La. |
La. |
La. |
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Oregon |
OR |
41 |
Oreg. |
Ore. |
Oreg. |
Arkansas
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AR |
05 |
Ark. |
Ark. |
Ark. |
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Maine |
ME |
23 |
Maine |
Maine |
Maine |
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Palau |
PW |
70 |
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Baker Island
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81 |
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Marshall
Islands |
MH |
68 |
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Palmyra
Atoli |
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95 |
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California
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CA |
06 |
Calif. |
Calif. |
Calif. |
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Maryland |
MD |
24 |
Md. |
Md. |
Md. |
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Pennsylvania |
PA |
42 |
Pa. |
Pa. |
Pa. |
Colorado
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CO |
08 |
Colo. |
Colo. |
Colo. |
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Massachusetts |
MA |
25 |
Mass. |
Mass. |
Mass. |
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Puerto
Rico |
PR |
72 |
P.R. |
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P.R. |
Connecticut
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CT |
09 |
Conn. |
Conn. |
Conn. |
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Michigan |
MI |
26 |
Mich. |
Mich. |
Mich. |
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Rhode
Island |
RI |
44 |
R.I. |
R.I. |
R.I. |
Delaware
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DE |
10 |
Del. |
Del. |
Del. |
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Midway
Islands |
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71 |
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South
Carolina |
SC |
45 |
S.C. |
S.C. |
S.C. |
District of Columbia
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DC |
11 |
D.C. |
D.C. |
D.C. |
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Minnesota |
MN |
27 |
Minn. |
Minn. |
Minn. |
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South
Dakota |
SD |
46 |
S.Dak. |
S.D. |
S.Dak. |
Florida
|
FL |
12 |
Fla. |
Fla. |
Fla. |
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Mississippi |
MS |
28 |
Miss. |
Miss. |
Miss. |
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Tennessee |
TN |
47 |
Tenn. |
Tenn. |
Tenn. |
Federated
States of Micronesia |
FM |
64 |
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Missouri |
MO |
29 |
Mo. |
Mo. |
Mo. |
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Texas |
TX |
48 |
Tex. |
Texas |
Tex. |
Georgia
|
GA |
13 |
Ga. |
Ga. |
Ga. |
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Montana |
MT |
30 |
Mont. |
Mont. |
Mont. |
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US
Minor Outlying Islands |
UM |
74 |
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Guam
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GU |
66 |
Guam |
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Guam |
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Navassa
Island |
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76 |
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Utah |
UT |
49 |
Utah |
Utax |
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Hawaii
|
HI |
15 |
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
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Nebraska |
NE |
31 |
Nebr. |
Neb. |
Nebr. |
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Vermont |
VT |
50 |
Vt. |
Vt. |
Vt. |
Howland Island
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84 |
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Nevada |
NV |
32 |
Nev. |
Nev. |
Nev. |
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Virginia |
VA |
51 |
Va. |
Va. |
Va. |
Idaho
|
ID |
16 |
Idaho |
Idaho |
Idaho |
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New
Hampshire |
NH |
33 |
N.H. |
N.H. |
N.H. |
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Virgin
Islands of the US |
VI |
78 |
V.I. |
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V.I. |
Illinois
|
IL |
17 |
Ill. |
Ill. |
Ill. |
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New
Jersey |
NJ |
34 |
N.J. |
N.J. |
N.J. |
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Wake
Island |
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79 |
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Indiana
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IN |
18 |
Ind. |
Ind. |
Ind. |
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New
Mexico |
NM |
35 |
N.Mex. |
N.M. |
N.Mex. |
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Washington |
WA |
53 |
Wash. |
Wash. |
Wash. |
Iowa
|
IA |
19 |
Iowa |
Iowa |
Iowa |
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New
York |
NY |
36 |
N.Y. |
N.Y. |
N.Y. |
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West
Virginia |
WV |
54 |
W.Va. |
W.Va. |
W.Va. |
Jarvis Island
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86 |
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North
Carolina |
NC |
37 |
N.C. |
N.C. |
N.C. |
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Wisconsin |
WI |
55 |
Wis. |
Wis. |
Wis. |
Johnston
Atoll |
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67 |
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North
Dakota |
ND |
38 |
N.Dak. |
N.D. |
N.Dak. |
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Wyoming |
WY |
56 |
Wyo. |
Wyo. |
Wyo. |
Canada
provinces and territories :
postal codes and abbreviations CPS
: Canadian Postal Service codes (two capital letters, fully compatible
with US Postal Service codes)
CPS |
English Name |
French Name |
Abbreviations and notes |
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CPS |
English Name |
French Name |
Abbreviations and notes |
AB |
Alberta |
Alberta |
Alta. |
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NT |
Northwest Territories |
Territoires du
Nord-Ouest |
N.W.T. and T.N.O. (French) |
BC |
British Columbia |
Columbie-Britannique |
B.C. and C.-B. (French) |
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NU |
Nunavut |
Nunavut |
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LB |
Labrador |
Labrador |
(for the
mainland section of the province of Newfoundland) |
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ON |
Ontario |
Ontario |
Ont. |
MB |
Manitoba |
Manitoba |
Man. |
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PE |
Prince Edward Island |
Île-du-Prince-Édouard |
P.E.I. and Î.P.É. (French) |
NB |
New Brunswick |
Nouveau-Brunswick |
N.B. |
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QC |
Quebec |
Québec |
Que. and P.Q. (French, for
Province de Québec) |
NF |
Newfoundland |
Terre-Neuve |
Nfld. and T.-N. (French) |
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SK |
Saskatchewan |
Saskatchewan |
Sask. |
NL |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador |
(after the
province's name changed from Newfoundland to Newfoundland and
Labrador) |
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YT |
Yukon |
Yukon |
Yuk. |
NS |
Nova Scotia |
Nouvelle-Écosse |
N.S. and N.É. (French) |
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